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مزح

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of jesting, joking, and lighthearted playfulness. It encompasses the act of joking, the noun for the act or the jester, and the reciprocal action of joking between individuals.

Derived headwords

مَزَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to jokeboth

    To engage in playful talk or behavior; to jest.

يَمْزَحُverb
  1. 1.
    he jokesboth

    The present tense conjugation of the verb 'to joke', indicating the ongoing action.

المُزَاحُ (بالضم)noun
  1. 1.
    jokingboth

    The act or practice of joking or jesting.

  2. 2.
    jesterclassical

    A person who jokes or is known for their jests.

المُزَاحَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    with damma on the mim in bothboth

    with damma on the mim in both

المُزَاحُ (بالكسر)noun
  1. 1.
    joking (reciprocal)both

    The masdar (verbal noun) of the verb 'to joke with someone', indicating a reciprocal action of jesting between two or more people.

مَازَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to joke withboth

    To engage in joking or jesting with another person; to banter.

يُمَازِحُverb
  1. 1.
    he jokes withboth

    The present tense conjugation of the verb 'to joke with', indicating the ongoing reciprocal action.

تَمَازَحَverb
  1. 1.
    to joke with each otherboth

    To engage in mutual joking or jesting; to banter back and forth.

يَتَمَازَحَانِverb
  1. 1.
    they are joking with each otherboth

    they are joking with each other

Parallel reading

المزح: الدعابة.
Jesting: lighthearted playfulness.
وقد مزح يمزح.
And he joked, he jokes.
والاسم المزاح بالضم، والمزاحة أيضا.
And the noun is al-muzāḥ (with dammah), and also al-muzāḥah.
وأما المزاح بالكسر فهو مصدر مازحه.
As for al-muzāḥ (with kasrah), it is the masdar of māzaḥahu.
وهما يتمازحان.
And they (dual) joke with each other.